Politics
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Blue Ribbon Blues
When Mayor David Miller’s blue ribbon Fiscal Review Panel reported out in February, it took the wind out of the sails of Council’s...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Big Apple’s road work
Cross-posted from Eye Weekly. New York’s city council approved implementing congestion charge Monday in a “close†30-20 vote. (According to the...
By Dale Duncan -
POLL: have you started riding your bike?
Back in the fall we asked Spacing Toronto readers if they planned to ride their bike throughout the winter. Much to our surprise, 37% said they would. We...
By Matthew Blackett -
The Story of Two Pools
Here’s the story of two wading pools. One in Ward 19 and the other in Ward 25. At the beginning of the City’s budget process, both pools...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
City Council Bits and Bites
Council’s smallest member This morning, Council’s speaker, Councillor Sandra Bussin, ordered Councillor Rob Ford to retract and apologize...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Councillors say the darnedest things
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=z8EpSdyB0zY[/youtube] EDITOR’S NOTE: Video contains a lot of swear words. You’ve been warned. Ah...
By Matthew Blackett -
Winter cyclist profile – Jonny the musician
Spring is now officially here, but as there is a little bit of snow to contend with, we offer you one more in the series of winter cyclist profiles. Name...
By Tammy Thorne -
The City starts to plan for TTC strike
The City of Toronto issued a press release outlining a contingency plan in the case of a TTC strike starting on April 1 (does anyone find any irony of the...
By Matthew Blackett -
TTC strike date pushed back
According to the Toronto Star: The union is in a legal strike position at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, but Kinnear said a strike now wouldn’t likely happen...
By Matthew Blackett -
Property taxes are weird
Property taxes are weird. They don’t work like other taxes. I’ve been trying to get my head around them for a few years now. In the run-up to...
By Dylan Reid -
POLL: Should the TTC be allowed to strike?
As Toronto moves closer to a transit strike next week (or some kind of “job action”), residents who rely on the TTC are holding their breath...
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Rob Ford charged with assault and threatening death
City councillor Rob Ford has been charged with assault and threatening death. • The Toronto Star article • The National Post article • The...
By Matthew Blackett